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FIA sets Mexico GP race recharge cap at 8.5 MJ per lap, 9.0 MJ with overtake active

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The race recharge limit is 8.5 MJ per lap with overtake inactive and 9.0 MJ when it is active; qualifying and practice have separate limits.

GPBeat · Newsroom29 Oct 2026, 23:13 · 1 min

The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix will use a race recharge ceiling of 8.5 MJ per lap when the overtake function is inactive, rising to 9.0 MJ when it is active. The FIA’s notice to teams, dated 29 October, sets the qualifying ceiling at 8.5 MJ per lap and the free-practice and non-race out-lap limits at 9.0 MJ.

The notice also specifies a power-limited distance of 2,101 metres and a maximum power-reduction rate of 100 kW/s.

The Mexico City Grand Prix weekend runs from 30 October to 1 November.

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